Vatican sexual abuse trial clears Gabrielle Martinelli, altar boy who served the pope

The trial broke new floor for the church, the place abuse accusations have typically been handled behind closed doorways or in canonical trials, the place offenders could be defrocked or ordered to a lifetime of prayer and penitence. However on this case, as a result of the alleged abuse occurred throughout the city-state’s territory, the Vatican prosecutors had the chance to pursue prison fees. Pope Francis, in 2019, wrote a particular provision that allowed the trial to go ahead.